Truman State University
English Pre-Elementary
Associate in Arts
Years 1 and 2 at
Metropolitan Community College
General Education Requirements
Credits
American Institutions
HIST 120
American History I or
3
HIST 121
American History II
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics
3
Communications
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading I
3
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
3
SPDR 100
Fundamentals of Speech or
3
SPDR 102
Fundamentals of Human Communication
Mathematics
MATH 120
College Algebra and
MATH 130
Trigonometry
or
3-6
MATH 150
Precalculus or
MATH 175
Calculus for Business and Social Science or
MATH 180
Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
Humanities (3 courses, 3 areas of study, 1 course must be Lit. or Phil.)
Art, Music, or Theatre:
ART 108
Survey of Art or
ART 150
History of Art I or
ART 151
History of Art II or
MUSI 108
Music Appreciation or
SPDR 114
Theatre and the Western World
Literature:
ENGL 124
Introduction to Literature or
ENGL 130
Shakespeare or
ENGL 150
World Literature I or
ENGL 151
World Literature II or
ENGL 165
Masterpieces of American Literature or
ENGL 220
British Literature to 1750 or
9-11
ENGL 221
British Literature 1750 to Present or
ENGL 222
American Literature to 1860 or
ENGL 223
American Literature 1860 to Present
Philosophy:
PHIL 100
Introduction to Philosophy or
PHIL 101
Philosophy of Religion or
PHIL 200
Logic or
PHIL 201
History of Philosophy I or
PHIL 203
Ethics
Foreign Language:
Foreign Language 101 or
Foreign Language 102 or
Foreign Language 203
Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 biological and 1 physical)
BIOL 101
General Biology or
BIOL 104
General Botany or
5
BIOL 106
General Zoology
CHEM 101
Survey of Chemistry or
CHEM 105
Introductory Chemistry for Health Sciences or
CHEM 107
Preparatory General Chemistry or
CHEM 111
General College Chemistry I or
GEOG 110
Meteorology or
PHYS 101
Introductory Physics or
4-5
PHYS 106
General Astronomy or
PHYS 130
General Physics I or
PHYS 131
General Physics II or
PHYS 220
Engineering Physics I or
PHYS 221
Engineering Physics II
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Social Sciences (2 courses, 2 areas of study)
ECON 110
Introduction to Economics or
ECON 210
Macroeconomics or
ECON 211
Microeconomics
3
Complete one additional course from the following.
ANTH 100
GEOG 105
GEOG 114
POLS 135
PSYC 140
SOCI 160
SOCI 170
General Anthropology
World Geography
Introduction to Geography
Introduction to Political Science
General Psychology
Sociology
General Anthropology
Total General Education Courses
3
42
The 42 hours listed above will comprise MCC’s 42 hour general education block.
CSIS 110 or higher numbered CSIS course
3
Electives (courses must be numbered 100 or higher) - 13-17 credits
MATH 115
Statistics
3
From the following courses, choose courses to total a maximum of
64 credits for the degree.
Satisfactorily complete the second year of a single foreign language
(FL 203), or demonstrate intermediate proficiency as determined by a
CLEP examination.
Foreign Language 101
Foreign Language 102
Foreign Language 203
CDCG 217
Literature for Children or
EDUC 215
Children’s Literature for Elementary Teachers
ENGL 203
Creative Writing I or
ENGL 204
Creative Writing II – 3 credits
Complete no more than two from the following list:
SPDR 112
Oral Interpretation of Literature
ENGL 150
World Literature I or
ENGL 151
World Literature II
ENGL 222
American Literature to 1860 or
ENGL 223
American Literature 1860-Present
ENGL 127
Mythology
Total Credits Required
5
3
3
3-6
62
Student must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human Diversity
course or Learning Community as part of the General Education Requirements.
Metropolitan Community College
Truman State University
English Pre-Elementary (Continued)
Bachelor of Science in English
Pre-Elementary
Years 3 and 4 at Truman State University
General Education
Credits
Interdisciplinary, Writing-Enhanced Junior Seminar (JINS)
Bachelor of Science Requirements - 7 hours
MATH 240
Concrete Behavioral Foundations of
Mathematics
PHYS 331
Philosophy of Science
Required Support – 0-8 credit hours
3
3
4
Complete the second year of a single foreign language, or demonstrate
intermediate proficiency as determined by a proficiency examination, or
successfully complete a higher level foreign language course. Students who
completed FL 203 at MCC have fulfilled this requirement.
Pre-Education Requirements – 9 hours
ED 389
Foundations of Education
ED 393
Clinical Experiences in Teaching
ED 593
Psychological Foundations
ES 235
Physical Activities for the Young Child
Major Requirements – 31 hours
2
3
3
2
ENGL courses completed as part of electives at MCC will be applied to the major,
and may reduce the number of hours required.
ENG 238
Introduction to Linguistics
ENG 323
Modern Grammar
ENG 415
Literature for Children
ENG 498
Senior English Seminar (WE)
Complete two courses from the following list:
ENG 324
Topics in Sociolinguistics
ENG 406
Language and Learning
ENG 413
Advanced Linguistics
ENG 414
Language and the Mind
ENG 417
History of the English Language
ENG 508
Old English
Complete two courses from the following list:
ENG 204
Creative Writing
ENG 209
Applying Literary Theory
ENG 329
Nonfiction Writing: Topics
ENG 583
Studies in Rhetorical Theory
Complete two courses from the following list:
COMM 273 Oral Interpretation
ENG 112
Introduction to Poetry
ENG 225
World Literatures: Chronology
ENG 226
World Literatures: Topics
ENG 265
American Literatures: Chronology
ENG 266
American Literatures: Topics
ENG 309
Mythology
ENG 326
Literature of American Minorities
ENG 416
Literature for Young Adults
Any other 300-400 level English literature course
Writing Enhanced Requirement
3
3
3
4
6
6
6
Complete at least one additional course at Truman, in addition to the JINS course
and ENG 498, that is listed as Writing-Enhanced. This course may be used to fulfill
other requirements.
Total Credits Required
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